County government · Franklin County, NE

Franklin County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Franklin County took in $11.3 million and spent $9.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)56%County taxes31%State tax money11%Fines and other1.8%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

56%

of Franklin County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes31%

Property tax
29%$3.2 million
Other taxes
2.1%$240 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and other licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$238 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$5.8 million
  • Other service charges$386 thousand
  • Road charges$209 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.2%$23 thousand

State tax money11%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
11%$1.2 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$198 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals65%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Environment and natural resources1.7%Interest on debt0.6%Roads, transit and parking0.3%

What stands out

65%

of Franklin County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
65%$6.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$6.4 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$389 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$264 thousand
  • Government buildings$98 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$819 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$358 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$251 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$210 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$168 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$168 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.3%$26 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Franklin County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Franklin County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.